When I was growing up, I believed there were many things I couldn’t do because of my type 1 diabetes.
Be a professional athlete. Fly planes. Go to the moon. Join the military. Even grow up to be a “real” news reporter out on the streets covering current events. Honestly, I never thought I’d get even get married.
All because of my diabetes.
Keep in mind, this was the 1980s and early 90s. And this…
When Ryan Reed was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes by his family physician two years ago, the first thing the doctor said was that this teenager could kiss his dream of being a NASCAR race car driver goodbye.
He was 17 at the time, and had just started making waves in the racing world and hitting a stride at the start of his career. The diabetes news devastated him — but only for about two…
In 1994, the Academy Award-winning movie Forrest Gump showed Tom Hanks as the title character running across the country… for seemingly no good reason. Fast forward nearly 20 years and there’s another guy running across the country. This time, he’s doing it in the name of diabetes awareness.
Diagnosed with type 1 at age 3, Doug Masiuk, a 38-year-old computer consultant from Annapolis, MD, has been running the equivalent of a marathon a day since…
We all dream of giving diabetes a big Chuck Norris roundhouse kick in the stomach, right? Well, 16-year-old Canadian Chase Pelletier and his dad, Dave, are taking out their aggressions on diabetes in a more unconventional way.
Together with the Academy of Martial Arts (AMA) in Ontario, the father-son pair has launched Karate Chops Diabetes, a one-day martial arts extravaganza aiming to raise $250,000 for the JDRF.
During the half-day event on Nov. 24, a…
Andy Suhy may be the first professional athlete to change his career to professional cheerleader.
The retired professional hockey player, part-time motivational speaker, and MBA business-finance guru has set his sights on building a diabetes management service featuring an approach he calls “more impactful than what exists today.”
He has the experience. Now in his early 40s, Andy was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 15, just when he was starting high…